English:
It was not until January 2005, aged 16, that my parents let me go on a trip on my own. Well, in fact, that trip was not even on my own... it was part of a school exchange that we were doing with a Swedish school from Gävle. However, we did spend a lot of time on our own with our host families going to different places in the country. The school we were doing the exchange with was in Gävle, a city located about two hours away from Stockholm, but that didn't mean that we wouldn't visit the capital city of such an organised and clean country. One day, we woke up very early in the morning to start a long journey towards the southern part of the country to visit the city that is now the home of the Nobel Prizes. My stay in Sweden was wonderful - not only because of the amazing people I met and the fabulous experiences I lived, but also because it was the beginning of a love story that would last forever: my passion for travelling. It was there that I learnt how terrific travelling is, how awesome it is to discover new cultures, languages and lifestyles and become, even if just for a couple of days, part of it.
Stockholm and Gävle: the beginning of a love story that would last forever.
It was not until January 2005, aged 16, that my parents let me go on a trip on my own. Well, in fact, that trip was not even on my own... it was part of a school exchange that we were doing with a Swedish school from Gävle. However, we did spend a lot of time on our own with our host families going to different places in the country. The school we were doing the exchange with was in Gävle, a city located about two hours away from Stockholm, but that didn't mean that we wouldn't visit the capital city of such an organised and clean country. One day, we woke up very early in the morning to start a long journey towards the southern part of the country to visit the city that is now the home of the Nobel Prizes. My stay in Sweden was wonderful - not only because of the amazing people I met and the fabulous experiences I lived, but also because it was the beginning of a love story that would last forever: my passion for travelling. It was there that I learnt how terrific travelling is, how awesome it is to discover new cultures, languages and lifestyles and become, even if just for a couple of days, part of it.
